boyfriendship

noun

Etymology

From boyfriend + -ship.

  1. derived from *preyH- — “to please; to love
  2. inherited from *frijōndz — “friend, loved one
  3. inherited from *friund
  4. inherited from frēond
  5. inherited from freend
  6. formed as boyfriend — “boy + friend
  7. suffixed as boyfriendship — “boyfriend + ship

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being someone's boyfriend

    • Back home, visions of boyfriendship danced through my head.

The neighborhood

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